Chicago Cubs: Despite backtracking, Manny Machado still isn’t a fit

This week, free agent infielder Manny Machado sought to reframe his controversial ‘hustle comments’ – but he’s still a poor fit for the Chicago Cubs.

Despite advancing to the World Series as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Machado, if anything, seems to have hurt his stock as a free agent. Once believed to be a target of the Chicago Cubs, the former Orioles standout is now backpedaling from his postseason comments.

“Obviously I’m not going to change, I’m not the type of player that’s going to be ‘Johnny Hustle,’ and run down the line and slide to first base and … you know, whatever can happen,” he said in the NLCS. “That’s just not my personality, that’s not my cup of tea, that’s…